progeny

Etymology

From Middle English progenie, from Old French progenie, from Latin prōgeniēs, from prōgignō (“beget”).

noun

  1. (uncountable) Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
    I treasure this five-generation photograph of my great-great grandmother and her progeny.
    One worm on a single plate can give rise to thousands of progeny after just a week or so. 2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 88
  2. (uncountable, obsolete) Descent, lineage, ancestry.
  3. (countable, figurative) A result of a creative effort.
    His dissertation is his most important intellectual progeny to date.

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